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Monsta X announces international tour
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Stray Kids become first to top Billboard 200 for 8th consecutive time
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Former Ador CEO says she was ‘sacrificed for Hybe’s IPO’
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K-pop walks tightrope as China-Japan cultural friction deepens
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How a Shinsegae heiress became K-pop’s most-watched rookie
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Stray Kids, Enhypen mark fourth-generation K-pop takeover
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Asia Artist Awards mark 10th anniversary with expanded 2-day festival in Taiwan
The Asia Artist Awards are preparing an expanded celebration for their 10th anniversary with a two-day event in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, this week. The 10th Anniversary Asia Artist Awards 2025 will take place on Friday at Kaohsiung National Stadium, followed by a special festival, “ACON 2025,” on Saturday at the same venue. ACON 2025 is being held as a commemorative festival for the 10-year milestone, with actor Lee Jun-young, I-dle’s Shuhua, Cravity’s Allen and KiiiKiii’s Sui serving as show hosts. T
Dec. 4, 2025 -
Former Ador CEO preparing to launch new group?
Min Hee-jin, former CEO of Ador and now head of the newly established K-pop agency Ooak Records, is holding closed-door auditions at a major dance academy in Songpa-gu, Seoul, Sunday. The move is widely seen as the first concrete step toward creating a new idol group following her split from NewJeans. Min founded Ooak Records in October and completed corporate registration soon after. The company, registered near Sinsa-dong in southern Seoul, has listed artist management, music and album product
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Stray Kids, Enhypen mark fourth-generation K-pop takeover
K-pop’s landscape is shifting. Stray Kids and Enhypen, two of the genre’s most prominent fourth-generation boy groups, claimed two of the four grand prizes at the 2025 Mnet Asian Music Awards in Hong Kong, signaling a generational handover in an industry long dominated by third-generation acts such as BTS and Seventeen. While generational definitions in K-pop vary, groups that debuted around 2020 are widely recognized as the fourth generation. The global success of BTS’ “Dynamite” in August 2020
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Blackpink’s Rose dominates Apple Music's year-end chart
Rose of Blackpink claimed the honor of the most-streamed song globally on Apple Music in 2025 with her Bruno Mars collaboration, “APT.” The music platform published its year-end charts, with the smash hit topping four of them — Top Songs of 2025: Global, Top 100: Shazam, Top 100: Global Radio and Top 100: Lyrics. “‘APT.’ was the biggest track of 2025,” Apple Music said, adding: “In a year that featured high-profile releases from Bad Bunny, Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen, and Drake, 2025 belonged to
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How a Shinsegae heiress became K-pop’s most-watched rookie
When Allday Project debuted in June, it immediately captured the attention of K-pop fans not only because it was the first coed group introduced in nine years, but also because of the distinct and unconventional profiles of its members. One member who especially drew attention was Annie, the group’s rapper, whose transition from chaebol heiress to rookie idol quickly became one of the most discussed narratives in this year’s K-pop rookie scene. Born into the Shinsegae family, which controls one
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Katseye makes NME’s best songs of 2025, logs record run on Billboard chart
Katseye’s breakout hit “Gnarly” ranked No. 5 on British music publication NME's 50 Best Songs of 2025. The song fronted its second EP, the June release “Beautiful Chaos,” but was put out in advance in April. “They unceremoniously booted all sweetness out of the picture with the attitude and divisive edge of ‘Gnarly,’” the magazine said. “Taking us on a mind-bending journey.” The experimental dance tune tallied 11 weeks on Billboard’s Hot 100 peaking at No. 90, and ranked as high as No. 52 on UK
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Seventeen to return to Hong Kong next year for tour
Seventeen will host another show in Hong Kong on Feb. 28 and March 1, agency Pledis Entertainment announced Wednesday. The 13-piece act will return to Kai Tak Stadium, where it drew an audience of over 70,000 at a two-day show in September. Following the news that the group is set to perform in Singapore and Bulacan, Philippines, in March, there was a surge in requests for another show in Hong Kong, and the management company decided to meet the fans' demands. This expands the group’s ongoing wo
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NewJeans hits 200m Spotify streams with ‘Supernatural’
NewJeans' "Supernatural" surpassed 200 million streams on Spotify as of Monday, agency Ador said Wednesday. “Supernatural” is the group’s 12th song to reach the milestone. It is the title track from its debut single in Japan, released in June last year. It was the group's last release before it halted activities in a legal dispute with its agency. “Supernatural” was the only K-pop entry on the Best Songs of 2024 list by The New York Times. The physical single sold over 1 million copies and becam
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K-pop walks tightrope as China-Japan cultural friction deepens
The escalating geopolitical tension between China and Japan is spilling into their cultural sectors, raising fears of a broader boycott and placing K-pop in a precarious position. Korean entertainment companies hope their artists will remain insulated from the fallout, but they are watching developments closely. Signs of a possible cultural freeze emerged Friday when Maki Otsuki, the Japanese singer behind the theme song for the hit anime “One Piece,” was abruptly pulled off the stage during a c
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Nmixx tops Melon’s monthly chart for 1st time
Nmixx nabbed the top spot on Melon’s monthly chart for November, a first for the group, label JYP Entertainment said Tuesday. The track “Blue Valentine” has been reigning atop Melon’s Top 100 as well as daily and weekly charts, since its release in mid-October, logging the longest run atop the daily chart for a K-pop group this year. With the song, the group won eight trophies from domestic television music chart shows. The single is the main track from its first studio album of the same title.
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Enhypen to return in mid-January: report
Enhypen is gearing up for a January comeback, according to a local media report on Monday. The band of seven will release a new album in mid-January, approximately seven months since its sixth EP “Desire: Unleash.” The mini album topped the iTunes Top Albums chart in 12 regions as well as Oricon’s Daily and Weekly Album Rankings. The eight-track set debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 3 and stayed on the chart for five more weeks. The album sold over 2 million copies in the first week and focus
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Blackpink’s Jennie goes gold again with Doechii collab
Jennie of Blackpink's “ExtraL (feat. Doechii)” has been certified gold from the Recording Industry Association of America, the organization confirmed Monday. The recognition means she has reclaimed the crown as the K-pop solo artist with the most gold records, with four. She first clinched gold with her collaboration with Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd, “One Of The Girls,” which went on to go platinum. “ExtraL” was the prerelease track from her first solo full-length album “Ruby.” It entered Bill
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Stray Kids land 5th entry on Billboard’s Hot 100
Stray Kids' new single “Do It” ranked No. 68 on Billboard’s Hot 100, according to the chart preview published Monday in the US. It is the group’s fifth entry on the main songs chart, making the octet the only K-pop boy band to have as many, besides BTS. The new single marked the band’s third-highest Hot 100 placement, after “Chk Chk Boom” and “Ceremony,” at No. 49 and No. 52, respectively. “Chk Chk Boom” fronted the group's ninth EP “Ate,” and “Ceremony” its fourth LP “Karma.” “Lose My Breath,”
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[Exclusive] JYP Entertainment plans India entry, poised to follow Hybe’s expansion, source says
JYP Entertainment, the K-pop agency behind major global acts such as Stray Kids and Twice, is preparing to enter the Indian market, according to an industry source. G-Dragon’s agency Galaxy Corp. is also eyeing India, but has yet to issue an official statement, placing JYP in a position to become the second K-pop agency to expand into the country, following Hybe’s Mumbai launch in September. “JYP Entertainment is preparing to open its office in India to target the local music market. The exact l
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Ive celebrates 4th debut anniversary
Ive will go live Monday evening to celebrate its fourth debut anniversary with fans, according to agency Starship Entertainment. The six idols will answer fan questions and respond to livestream comments, in addition to more events themed after four. The group kicked off its second international tour, “Show What I Am,” on Oct. 31, but has yet to announce the tour stops. Songs from its fourth EP “Ive Secret” were added to the set list, including the main track “XOXZ,” which won five first-place t
Dec. 1, 2025